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Dorothy Gish

Dorothy Gish

Born: 1898-03-09 • Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Dorothy Elizabeth Gish was an American actress of the screen and stage, as well as a director and writer. Dorothy and her older sister Lillian Gish were major movie stars of the silent era. Dorothy also had great success on the stage, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Dorothy Gish was noted as a fine comedian, and many of her films were comedies.

Filmography
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me poster
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me
1988 • (Archive footage)
The Cardinal poster
The Cardinal
1963 • Celia Fermoyle
Harvest poster
Harvest
1953 • Ellen Zalinka
The Whistle at Eaton Falls poster
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 • Mrs Doubleday
Centennial Summer poster
Centennial Summer
1946 • Mrs. Rogers
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay poster
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
1944 • Mrs. Skinner
Wolves poster
Wolves
1930 • Leila McDonald
Madame Pompadour poster
Madame Pompadour
1927 • Madame Pompadour
London poster
London
1927 • Mavis Hogan
Tiptoes poster
Tiptoes
1927 • Tiptoes Kaye
Clothes Make the Pirate poster
Clothes Make the Pirate
1926 • Betsy Tidd
Nell Gwyn poster
Nell Gwyn
1926 • Nell Gwyn
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette poster
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
1926 • Grace
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ poster
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 • Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
The Beautiful City poster
The Beautiful City
1925 • Mollie
Night Life of New York poster
Night Life of New York
1925 • Meg
Romola poster
Romola
1924 • Tessa
The Bright Shawl poster
The Bright Shawl
1923 • La Clavel
Fury poster
Fury
1923 • Minnie
The Country Flapper poster
The Country Flapper
1922 • Jolanda Whiple - the Country Flapper
Orphans of the Storm poster
Orphans of the Storm
1921 • Louise Girard
The Ghost in the Garret poster
The Ghost in the Garret
1921 • Delsie O'Dell
Flying Pat poster
Flying Pat
1920 • Patricia Van Nuys
Little Miss Rebellion poster
Little Miss Rebellion
1920 • Grand Duchess Marie Louise
Remodeling Her Husband poster
Remodeling Her Husband
1920 • Janie Wakefield
Mary Ellen Comes to Town poster
Mary Ellen Comes to Town
1920 • Mary Ellen
Turning the Tables poster
Turning the Tables
1919 • Doris Pennington
Nobody Home poster
Nobody Home
1919 • Frances Wadsworth
Nugget Nell poster
Nugget Nell
1919 • Nugget Nell
I'll Get Him Yet poster
I'll Get Him Yet
1919 • Susy Faraday Jones
Peppy Polly poster
Peppy Polly
1919 • Polly
Boots poster
Boots
1919 • Boots
The Hope Chest poster
The Hope Chest
1918 • Sheila Moore
Battling Jane poster
Battling Jane
1918 • Jane
The Hun Within poster
The Hun Within
1918 • Beth
Hearts of the World poster
Hearts of the World
1918 • The Little Disturber
Her Official Fathers poster
Her Official Fathers
1917 • Janice
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Stage Struck
1917 • Ruth Colby
The Little Yank poster
The Little Yank
1917 • Sallie Castleton
The Children of the Feud poster
The Children of the Feud
1916 • Sairy Ann
Atta Boy's Last Race poster
Atta Boy's Last Race
1916 • Lois Brandon
Gretchen the Greenhorn poster
Gretchen the Greenhorn
1916 • Gretchen Van Houck
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The Little School Ma'am
1916 • Nan
Susan Rocks the Boat poster
Susan Rocks the Boat
1916 • Susan Johnstone
Little Meena's Romance poster
Little Meena's Romance
1916 • Meena
Betty of Greystone poster
Betty of Greystone
1916 • Betty Lockwood
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Jordan Is a Hard Road
1915 • Cora Findley
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Her Mother's Daughter
1915 • Marie
Old Heidelberg poster
Old Heidelberg
1915 • Katie Ruder
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Bred in the Bone
1915 • Mercy, at Sixteen
Victorine poster
Victorine
1915 • Dottie
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The Little Catamount
1915 • Hattie - the Little Catamount
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The Mountain Girl
1915 • Nell - the Mountain Girl
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Out of Bondage
1915 • Mary McRae
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Her Grandparents
1915 • Dorothy
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Minerva's Mission
1915 • Minerva
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The Lost Lord Lowell
1915 • Molly - the Maid
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How Hazel Got Even
1915 • Hazel
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An Old-Fashioned Girl
1915 • Abigail - the Country Girl
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His Lesson
1915 • Participant in Mob Scene (uncredited)
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The Better Way
1914 • Sunbeam
The Sisters poster
The Sisters
1914 • Carol (May's younger sister)
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The Saving Grace
1914 • Mollie Kite - the Girl
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The Availing Prayer
1914 • May Rock
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Back to the Kitchen
1914 • The Ranchman's Daughter
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The Warning
1914 • Dorothy
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Sands of Fate
1914 • Helen Robinson
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Down the Hill to Creditville
1914 • Mamie New
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Granny
1914 • Nell
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A Lesson in Mechanics
1914 • Ruth Wilson
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Her Mother's Necklace
1914 • Bessie
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The Tavern of Tragedy
1914 • Dorothy Bell - the Innkeeper's Stepdaughter
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The Painted Lady
1914 • Jess - the Younger Sister
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The City Beautiful
1914 • The City Girl
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The Suffragette's Battle in Nuttyville
1914
Arms and the Gringo poster
Arms and the Gringo
1914
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Their First Acquaintance
1914 • Miriam Talbot
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle poster
The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
1914
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The Newer Woman
1914 • Dot
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Silent Sandy
1914 • Mary Jones
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The Wife
1914 • Kitty Ives - Debutante
A Fair Rebel poster
A Fair Rebel
1914 • Joan Fitzhugh - the Adopted Sister
Home, Sweet Home poster
Home, Sweet Home
1914 • Sister of Payne's Sweetheart
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Liberty Belles
1914 • Dorothy Ketcham
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The Different Man
1914
The Mountain Rat poster
The Mountain Rat
1914 • Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
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Cigar Butts
1914
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The Old Man
1914 • The Maid-of-All-Work
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The Mysterious Shot
1914 • Marylee Price
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The Floor Above
1914 • Stella Ford
Judith of Bethulia poster
Judith of Bethulia
1914 • Crippled Beggar
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Her Father's Silent Partner
1914
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Her Old Teacher
1914 • Marjorie
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A Duel for Love
1914
The House of Discord poster
The House of Discord
1913 • The Daughter
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The Blue or the Gray
1913
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By Man's Law
1913 • At League Meeting (uncredited)
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A Cure for Suffragettes
1913 • Suffragette
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The Lady in Black
1913 • The Girl
The Adopted Brother poster
The Adopted Brother
1913 • The Daughter